BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Norman Morris has been named chief executive officer of the statewide Louisiana Realtors association, having served as interim CEO since March.

The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/1jUcFed ) Morris previously served for 18 years as senior vice president and chief lobbyist for the Baton Rouge-based organization, which has nearly 11,000 members and is one of the largest trade associations in Louisiana.

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Morris is a native of Shreveport and has an undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech and an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University.